Chargers QB Philip Rivers named AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Chargers QB Philip Rivers named AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his outstanding performance against the Raiders Week 17 at the StubHub Center.

This marks the second time this year that Rivers has won the award and ninth such time being honored overall. That is good for second-most in franchise history behind all-time great running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who posted 10 during his illustrious career, per NFL senior director of football communications Randall Liu.

Below is the team’s official news release on Rivers capping off his excellent 2017 campaign.

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week, the National Football League office announced on Wednesday. The weekly accolade is the ninth of his career and his second of the season.

Rivers wrapped up his Pro Bowl season in impressive fashion in Week 17 against the Raiders. Against the division rival, Rivers threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns on 28-for-37 passing. He posted a rating of 135.8, his second-best effort of the season.
His 387 yards led all quarterbacks in Week 17 while his 28 completions tied for second. His 135.8 rating was the second best of the week. Sunday’s performance was the 12th time that he had 350-plus yards and three-plus touchdowns in a game.

Rivers finished the season second in the league in passing yards with 4,515. During the Raiders game, he became the ninth quarterback in NFL history to surpass 50,000 yards. The signal-caller finished with a season rating of 96.0, his best effort since 2013.